STOCKMAN, STEVE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5565 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6078, H6079 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Semitism in Armenia—A Clear and Present Danger, Arye Gut, Jewish and Israel News (news service), E1843• [12DE]

Congress—Support Higher Level of Press Freedoms, End Propaganda, Maayan Jaffe, Roll Call (publication), E1842• [12DE]

National Guild of Hypnotists Offers Solutions to Daily Stress, MarketWired (Internet site), E1803• [12DE]

Should Congress Reconsider TTIP? Zachary Leshin, Roll Call (publication), E1849• [16DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H20 [7JA]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4307), H2695 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 3), H6037 [9JY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H3292 [29AP]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

Asia: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace (see H. Res. 714), H8133 [19NO]

ATF: abolish and transfer functions relating to firearms, explosives, arson, violent crime, and terrorism to the FBI and transfer functions relating to alcohol and tobacco smuggling to the DEA (see H.R. 5522), H7675 [17SE]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 5555), H7901 [19SE]

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 5598), H7901 [19SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 24), H4786 [21MY]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

——— require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (see H.R. 5727), H8226 [1DE]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H6580 [18JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H6580 [18JY]

——— urge respect for freedom of assembly, expression, and religion, all human rights and the rule of law, and stop censoring discussion of 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and their violent suppression (see H. Res. 599), H4911 [28MY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 757), H8033 [17NO]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 5417), H7940 [12NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H5877 [8JY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see H.R. 4008), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to Ukraine and other European countries (see H.R. 4155), H2611 [24MR]

——— provide for fundamental science, basic research activities, and applied energy research and development (see H.R. 4869), H5368 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H136 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H2434 [13MR]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 2537), H2434 [13MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 5520), H7901 [19SE]

——— extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H6353 [16JY]

——— offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8169 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3242 [28AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H3241 [28AP]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H1769 [11FE]

Diseases: ban new visas to citizens from ebola-affected countries and ban travel to the U.S. for any person who is not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who traveled through an ebola-affected country (see H.R. 5688), H7996 [14NO]

——— direct the President to take action to protect against transmission of ebola virus from individuals traveling to the U.S. from abroad (see H.R. 5707), H7979 [13NO]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3241 [28AP]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: enhance operation (see H.R. 5203), H6859 [25JY]

Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 4318), H2915 [3AP]

EPA: nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H7619 [16SE]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3549), H4685 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H163 [10JA]

——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H5770 [25JN]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H6816 [24JY]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 4566), H5769 [25JN]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H3409 [1MY]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H5823 [30JN]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5400 [17JN]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6746 [23JY]

Health: clarify treatment of health care provider standards of care under Federal health care provisions (see H.R. 4750), H5399 [17JN]

Immigration: expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5761), H8226 [1DE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6137 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8226 [1DE]

——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6399 [17JY]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H5319 [11JN]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (see H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

——— express support for a referendum on the independence of the Kurdish region (see H. Res. 747), H7900 [19SE]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see H.R. 4593), H3939 [7MY]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H4064 [13MY]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see H.R. 4597), H3939 [7MY]

Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6746 [23JY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7939 [12NO]

Medicare: enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7297 [8SE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7894 [18SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4017 [8MY]

Muslim Brotherhood (organization): designate as terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources (see H.R. 5194), H7129 [30JY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1881 [21FE]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3243 [28AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National security: improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H5767 [25JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3144 [9AP]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5363 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7530 [15SE]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see H.R. 3362), H135 [9JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1252 [23JA]

Pesticides: increase availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees (see H.R. 5447), H7940 [12NO]

POW: prohibit transfer of unprivileged enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 4836), H5824 [30JN]

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see H.R. 4286), H2803 [1AP]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see H.R. 4979), H5824 [30JN]

Russia: condemn political, military, and economic aggression against neighboring countries and call for international response opposing such actions (see H. Res. 758), H8133 [19NO]

——— impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5782), H8273 [2DE]

Schools: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of certain food requirements (see H.R. 5597), H7884 [18SE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 4186), H4686 [20MY]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H474 [15JA]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6977 [28JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1545 [3FE]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2486 [14MR]

Taxation: provide a deduction for elementary and secondary private school tuition (see H.R. 5779), H8272 [2DE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H1660 [5FE]

——— restrict travel to certain countries where terrorist organizations are active to participate in armed conflict or provide support to entities engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 4223), H7242 [1AU]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5820 [26JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H5820 [26JN]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H136 [9JA]

U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H2991 [7AP]

U.S. International Communications Agency: establish (see H.R. 4490), H3365 [30AP]

Ukraine: provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H7529 [15SE]

——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H.R. 4278), H2645 [25MR]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H3939 [7MY]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H1937 [25FE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6656 [22JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office, Moscow, TX: designate (see H.R. 5472), H7528 [15SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow for energy exploration (see H.R. 5726), H8033 [17NO]

Azerbaijan: recognize anniversary of founding and support continued cooperation on international energy security (see H. Res. 602), H4910 [28MY]

Children and youth: prohibit funding to medical institutions that conduct certain research on wards of the State or which threaten to disrupt families through allegations of child medical abuse (see H.R. 4518), H3292 [29AP]

Civil liberties: restore First Amendment rights to photographers (see H.R. 5893), H10335 [2JA]

Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see H.R. 4343), H2744 [27MR]

Cryptocurrency: protect (see H.R. 5777), H8225 [1DE] (see H.R. 5892), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve standards of school lunch programs (see H.R. 5891), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Defense: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 649), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 646), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 647), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require accountability in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4774), H5022 [29MY]

District of Columbia: restore a public firearms range (see H.R. 5756), H8169 [20NO]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H7528 [15SE]

Executive Office of the President: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 645), H5768 [25JN]

FAA: require passenger aircraft to transmit global positioning system (GPS) location data (see H.R. 4520), H3292 [29AP]

FEC: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 648), H5768 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require annual reports from agencies detailing the cost of multilingual services and end speculation about the cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5717), H7995 [14NO]

Firearms: prohibit gun confiscation and registration (see H.R. 4380), H2853 [2AP]

Freedom of religion: include additions to forms of violations of the right to religious freedom (see H.R. 4650), H4059 [9MY]

Immigration: secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 5316), H7181 [31JY]

IRS: allow taxpayers to provide certain explanations for missing documentation (see H. Res. 635), H5597 [20JN]

Israel: prohibit funding of projects that discriminate against Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines (see H.R. 4519), H3292 [29AP] (see H.R. 4581), H3446 [6MY]

Law enforcement: abolish civil asset forfeiture by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5847), H9044 [10DE]

Lerner, Lois G.: call for arrest on charges of contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 664), H6106 [10JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H5186 [9JN]

Middle East: achieve a lasting peace and improve economic situation (see H.R. 5734), H8071 [18NO]

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Anti-Police Violence: designate (see H. Res. 784), H10335 [2JA]

National Rare-Earth Refinery Cooperative: establish (see H.R. 4883), H5398 [17JN]

Palestinian Authority: restrict funds (see H.R. 5433), H7433 [10SE]

Privacy: protect the privacy of individuals’ personal genetic information and other personal identifier information (see H.R. 4381), H2853 [2AP]

——— require notification when personally identifying information is disclosed by a Government agency (see H.R. 5202), H6814 [24JY]

Reed Larson Dept. of Labor Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5757), H8169 [20NO]

Roads and highways: withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses an automated traffic enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway (see H.R. 5755), H8169 [20NO]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H4059 [9MY]

Taxation: lower Federal tax on earnings of U.S. companies with foreign operations (see H.R. 5883), H9303 [11DE]

——— prohibit replacement of gasoline excise tax with a GPS, location, or distance-based tax (see H.R. 5884), H9303 [11DE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 5882), H9303 [11DE]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (see H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

Weather: study effect of Earth’s magnetic field on the weather (see H.R. 5718), H7995 [14NO]

Biographies

Grace, Keith E., Jr., H7278 [8SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office, Moscow, TX: designate (H.R. 5472), H7529 [15SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow for energy exploration (H.R. 5726), H8033 [17NO]

Children and youth: prohibit funding to medical institutions that conduct certain research on wards of the State or which threaten to disrupt families through allegations of child medical abuse (H.R. 4518), H3292 [29AP]

Civil liberties: restore First Amendment rights to photographers (H.R. 5893), H10335 [2JA]

Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (H.R. 4343), H2746 [27MR]

Cryptocurrency: protect (H.R. 5777), H8226 [1DE]

——— protect (H.R. 5892), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve standards of school lunch programs (H.R. 5891), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require accountability in the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 4774), H5023 [29MY]

District of Columbia: restore a public firearms range (H.R. 5756), H8170 [20NO]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 5473), H7529 [15SE]

FAA: require passenger aircraft to transmit global positioning system (GPS) location data (H.R. 4520), H3292 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require annual reports from agencies detailing the cost of multilingual services and end speculation about the cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government (H.R. 5717), H7996 [14NO]

Firearms: prohibit gun confiscation and registration (H.R. 4380), H2854 [2AP]

Freedom of religion: include additions to forms of violations of the right to religious freedom (H.R. 4650), H4060 [9MY]

Immigration: secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (H.R. 5316), H7185 [31JY]

Israel: prohibit funding of projects that discriminate against Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines (H.R. 4519), H3292 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding of projects that discriminate against Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines (H.R. 4581), H3447 [6MY]

Law enforcement: abolish civil asset forfeiture by the Federal Government (H.R. 5847), H9045 [10DE]

Middle East: achieve a lasting peace and improve economic situation (H.R. 5734), H8071 [18NO]

National Rare-Earth Refinery Cooperative: establish (H.R. 4883), H5398 [17JN]

Palestinian Authority: restrict funds (H.R. 5433), H7433 [10SE]

Privacy: protect the privacy of individuals’ personal genetic information and other personal identifier information (H.R. 4381), H2854 [2AP]

——— require notification when personally identifying information is disclosed by a Government agency (H.R. 5202), H6815 [24JY]

Reed Larson Dept. of Labor Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 5757), H8170 [20NO]

Roads and highways: withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses an automated traffic enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway (H.R. 5755), H8170 [20NO]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (H.R. 4651), H4060 [9MY]

Taxation: lower Federal tax on earnings of U.S. companies with foreign operations (H.R. 5883), H9304 [11DE]

——— prohibit replacement of gasoline excise tax with a GPS, location, or distance-based tax (H.R. 5884), H9304 [11DE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 5882), H9304 [11DE]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

Weather: study effect of Earth’s magnetic field on the weather (H.R. 5718), H7996 [14NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1839• [12DE]

Armenia: rise in ethnic cleansing, E1843• [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5565, H5566 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding for any activity that would support territorial, maritime, or airspace claims made by China on the international waters or territories of other sovereign nations, H5566 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding for procurement of weapon systems that contain rare earth materials, metals, magnets, parts, or components that are produced in Cuba, North Korea, China, or Venezuela, H5565 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding to destroy equipment and ammunition in Afghanistan without it first being offered to former Soviet independent states and non-NATO allies, H5565 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to block approval of offshore drilling permits, H6079 [10JY]

——— prohibit Loan Program Office funding, H6078, H6079 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, E1839• [12DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6078, H6079 [10JY]

Freedom of the press: protect, E1842• [12DE]

Health: use of hypnosis to treat stress, E1802• [12DE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1830• [12DE]

——— personal legislative accomplishments during the 104th Congress, E1831• [12DE]

——— personal legislative accomplishments during the 113th Congress, E1822• [12DE]

Israel: legality of presence in Judea and Samaria under international law, E1737• [4DE]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, E1776• [10DE]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (H.R. 4651), H7278 [8SE]

Taiwan: tribute to contribution of money to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Distribution Fund and personal protection suits to assist in combating ebola epidemic, E1770• [10DE]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: ratification, E1849• [16DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1798 [12DE]

Reports

Levy Commission Report on the Legal Status of Building in Judea and Samaria: Edmund E. Levy, Tehiya Shapira, and Alan Baker (excerpt), E1737•–E1739• [4DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H7906 [12NO]

Tributes

Bentivolio, Representative, E1772• [10DE]

Hall, Representative, H8911• [9DE]

Hance, Kent, H3130 [9AP]